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Greene, Pamela – 1986
This report provides information on the wages of specific traditional and nontraditional occupations in Rock County, Wisconsin, especially regarding women. The first section identifies "traditionally male" and "traditionally female" occupations. Two tables list occupations and number/percent of women in the occupations. Section…
Descriptors: Career Education, Employed Women, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns

Rytina, Nancy F.; Bianchi, Suzanne M. – Monthly Labor Review, 1984
During the 1970s the most important shift in the distribution of the sexes by occupation was the larger female representation among managers; the proportion of specific occupations that were male-dominated declined, but the share that were female-intensive remained the same. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics, Females
Murray, Jeannette – 1985
Women workers are establishing an identity for themselves in the traditionally male-dominated work world of mechanics, carpenters, construction workers, technicians, and engineers, drawn by incentives ranging from higher pay to training and advancement opportunities. Of the over 12.5 million women employed in industrial and service occupations,…
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Hagerty, Sandra Crawford – Vocational Education Journal, 1985
The author states that moving more women into nontraditional occupations in the future will depend on the willingness of employers and educators alike to continue to accept the challenge to do so--to be innovative in their approaches and to persevere despite tenacious beliefs about stereotypical women's roles. (CT)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Employed Women, Employee Attitudes, Employment Patterns
De Pauw, Karen; Heft, Riva – NSPI Journal, 1980
Presents job employment patterns in blue-collar occupations for women and proposes a model designed to interest women in nontraditional occupations and provide support networks for women both during and after formal skills training. (MER)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Females, Job Training
Lyson, Thomas A. – 1987
The most recent census data from the United States and New Zealand show a dramatic increase in the number of female farmers and farm managers and support two explanations for this increase. First, the 1970s saw large numbers of women enter traditionally male occupations as many of the formal and informal barriers were removed. One consequence of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Trends, Census Figures, Cohort Analysis, Employment Patterns
Selzer, Cynthia Lou Stevens – 1988
A study surveyed the industrial status of the Pittsburg State University School of Technology and Applied Science female graduates of classes that graduated from 1976-1987. The data collection procedure consisted of two phases--a literature review pertaining to sex equity for women in technology and the survey of graduates at the bachelor and…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Females, Graduate Surveys
Montclair State Coll., Upper Montclair, NJ. Life Skills Center. – 1990
The New Jersey Occupational Information Coordinating Committee's statistics for average annual predicted job openings for program year 1989 are given in this report, along with the New Jersey Division of Vocational Education completers' statistics for the 1988-89 school year. The numbers of male and female completers of secondary programs for each…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Females
Montclair State Coll., Upper Montclair, NJ. Life Skills Center. – 1988
The New Jersey Occupational Information Coordinating Committee's statistics for average annual predicted job openings for 1984-87 are presented, along with the New Jersey Division of Vocational Education's enrollment statistics for the same period. The number of males and females enrolled in secondary programs for each of the 29 job categories…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Enrollment
Shaeffer, Ruth Gilbert; Axel, Helen – 1978
This chartbook documents with extensive charts what happened between 1970-75 in improving job opportunities for women, with special emphasis on the progress made in business. Employment data come from census, payroll, report, and survey information. Section 1 considers male-female employment profiles (1970, 1975) for the whole economy. Section 2…
Descriptors: Adults, Business, Career Education, Careers

Lancaster, Anita R.; Drasgow, Fritz – Psychological Assessment, 1994
The role of vocational counseling in the career exploration process of young people is examined. It is argued that providing information about abilities and interests via same-sex and opposite-sex norms conveys more information than use of norms based on an overall group and facilitates exploration of nontraditional careers. (SLD)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Exploration, Employment Patterns
Waite, Linda J.; Berryman, Sue E. – 1986
This study explores young women's retention in sex-atypical jobs in the military and in civilian firms. It tests the hypothesis that women tend to leave stereotypically male jobs at higher rates than they leave stereotypically female jobs. The study models job turnover over a one-year period as a function of (1) the sex composition of an…
Descriptors: Career Development, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems
Beller, Andrea H.; Han, Kee-ok Kim – 1983
Changes in women's attainment of higher education during the 1970s have been dramatic. This paper documents trends toward women acquiring a higher proportion of degrees at all levels and moving into traditionally male fields of study. In 1980, females were awarded nearly half of all baccalaureate and master's degrees, slightly less than one-third…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Degrees (Academic), Doctoral Degrees, Educational Trends
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Dept. of Home Economics Education. – 1996
The purpose of a study was to assess the long-term effects of the Orientation to Nontraditional Occupations for Women (ONOW) training in reference to job retention and wages. The study determined the long-term job retention rate of ONOW completers, their current work status, the amount and type of additional training since ONOW, and their level of…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Exploration, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Dept. of Home Economics Education. – 1996
Bridging the gap between women who need to support themselves and the employers who need a skilled work force is an Ohio program called Orientation to Nontraditional Occupations for Women (ONOW). The ONOW program is a 208-hour vocational program that introduces women to occupations in such industries as the following: manufacturing/production;…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Exploration, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits